José Luis Alcaine
Born: 1938-12-26 in Tangier, Morocco
Known For: Camera
Biography
José Luis Alcaine Escaño (born 26 December 1938) is a Spanish cinematographer. Educated in Tangier, he was the first cinematographer to use a fluorescent tube as key lighting in the 1970s. He has worked on films such as Belle Époque (Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 1993), Two Much (1995), Blast from the Past (1999), and The Skin I Live In (2011). In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alcaine and the second or maternal family name is Escaño. He won the European Film Award for Best Cinematographer for Volver, and has received five Goya Awards for best cinematography.
Filmography
2025
- The Delights of the Garden ... (Director of Photography)
- Pedro x Javis as Self
2023
- Strange Way of Life ... (Director of Photography)
- Speak Sunlight ... (Director of Photography)
2021
- Parallel Mothers ... (Director of Photography)
- Cuidado con lo que deseas ... (Director of Photography)
2020
- So My Grandma's a Lesbian! ... (Director of Photography)
- The Human Voice ... (Director of Photography)
2019
- Pain and Glory ... (Director of Photography)
- Domino ... (Director of Photography)
2018
- Everybody Knows ... (Director of Photography)
2016
- Wild Oats ... (Director of Photography)
- The Queen of Spain ... (Director of Photography)
2014
- Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! as Self
- Aragón rodado as Self
2013
- Passion ... (Director of Photography)
- La banda Picasso ... (Director of Photography)
- I'm So Excited! ... (Director of Photography)
2011
- The Skin I Live In ... (Director of Photography)
2009
- My Life in Ruins ... (Director of Photography)
2007
- The 13 Roses ... (Director of Photography)
- Theresa: The Body of Christ ... (Director of Photography)
- Lolita's Club ... (Director of Photography)
2006
- Blame ... (Director of Photography)
- Volver ... (Director of Photography)
- The Maidens' Conspiracy ... (Director of Photography)
2005
- The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni ... (Director of Photography)
- Vida y color ... (Director of Photography)
2004
- Bad Education ... (Director of Photography)
- Roma ... (Director of Photography)
- The Whore and the Whale ... (Director of Photography)
2003
- South from Granada ... (Director of Photography)
2002
- Ruy Blas ... (Director of Photography)
- The Dancer Upstairs ... (Director of Photography)
- Antonio, a boy in Lisbon ... (Director of Photography)
- Nobody's Life ... (Cinematography)
1999
- Blast from the Past ... (Director of Photography)
- The Lost Lover ... (Director of Photography)
1998
- Don Juan ... (Director of Photography)
- Gunslinger's Revenge ... (Director of Photography)
1996
- Confidencias ... (Director of Photography)
- Más allá del jardín ... (Director of Photography)
- Freedomfighters ... (Director of Photography)
1995
- Two Much ... (Director of Photography)
1994
- The Tit and the Moon ... (Director of Photography)
- Turkish Passion ... (Director of Photography)
1993
- Intruso ... (Director of Photography)
- Golden Balls ... (Director of Photography)
- Cuentos de Borges ... (Director of Photography)
1992
- Belle Époque ... (Director of Photography)
- Jamon Jamon ... (Director of Photography)
1991
- Lovers: A True Story ... (Director of Photography)
1990
- Dancing Machine ... (Cinematography)
- Ay, Carmela! ... (Director of Photography)
- Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! ... (Director of Photography)
1989
- Twisted Obsession ... (Director of Photography)
- The Sea and the Weather ... (Director of Photography)
1988
- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ... (Director of Photography)
- Misadventure ... (Cinematography)
- El Lute II: Tomorrow I'll Be Free ... (Director of Photography)
1987
- Lute: Forge On or Die ... (Director of Photography)
- Casanova ... (Director of Photography)
1986
- Half of Heaven ... (Director of Photography)
- Voyage to Nowhere ... (Cinematography)
- Hay que deshacer la casa ... (Director of Photography)
- Mambru Went to War ... (Director of Photography)
1985
- Rustlers' Rhapsody ... (Director of Photography)
- The Lost Paradise ... (Director of Photography)
- La reina del mate ... (Director of Photography)
- The Court of the Pharaoh ... (Cinematography)
- Star Knight ... (Director of Photography)
1983
- El Sur ... (Director of Photography)
- Después de… Primera parte: no se os puede dejar solos ... (Director of Photography)
- Después de… Segunda parte: atado y bien atado ... (Director of Photography)
1982
- Bésame, tonta ... (Director of Photography)
- Murder in the Central Committee ... (Director of Photography)
1981
- Per favore, occupati di Amelia ... (Director of Photography)
- The Triple Death of the Third Character ... (Director of Photography)
1980
- La campanada ... (Director of Photography)
- Girl with the Golden Panties ... (Director of Photography)
1979
- From Hell to Victory ... (Director of Photography)
- Gulliver ... (Director of Photography)
- Marián ... (Director of Photography)
1978
- Let's Go, Barbara ... (Director of Photography)
- Stay as You Are ... (Director of Photography)
- Red Gold ... (Director of Photography)
- Soldados ... (Director of Photography)
1977
- God Bless Each Corner of This House ... (Director of Photography)
- María, la santa ... (Director of Photography)
- Goodbye Alicia ... (Director of Photography)
1976
- Who Can Kill a Child? ... (Director of Photography)
- Family Portrait ... (Director of Photography)
- Songs for After a War ... (Director of Photography)
- School Trip ... (Director of Photography)
1975
- A Diary of a Murderess ... (Director of Photography)
- Sensualidad ... (Director of Photography)
- Devil's Exorcist ... (Director of Photography)
- País S. A. ... (Director of Photography)
- Pepita Jiménez ... (Director of Photography)
1974
- ¿... Y el prójimo? ... (Director of Photography)
- I Saw Her First ... (Director of Photography)
1973
- The Lonely Heart ... (Director of Photography)
- El niño es nuestro ... (Director of Photography)
1972
- Plinio ... (Director of Photography)
1970
- El cronicón ... (Director of Photography)
1969
- El último día de la humanidad ... (Cinematography)
1968
- Paseo por los letreros de Madrid ... (Director of Photography)
- Tinto con amor ... (Director of Photography)
1967
- Acteón ... (Still Photographer)
- Javier y los invasores del espacio ... (Director of Photography)
1966
- Nine Letters to Berta ... (Still Photographer)
- Los buenos samaritanos ... (Director of Photography)
1965
- Carmen de Carabanchel ... (Director of Photography)
1964
- Anabel ... (Still Photographer)